Platform: Xbox One Developer: Krillbite Studio Publisher: Krillbite Studio Release Date: June 2, 2016 Genre: Horror Adventure Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Among the Sleep takes the survival horror element of an under-powered main character and cranks it up to 11, by filling its starring role with a snot-faced two-year-old. It’s no secret that a toddler’s bread and butter is being absolute crap at doing anything but drooling all over a brand new onesie. There’s some evolutionary principle at work here that charms the pants off people in regard to the inept misadventur ..read more

Platform: Atari Lynx Developer: Loriciel Publisher: Atari Release Date (NA): 1990 Genre: Puzzle Nerd Rating: 6.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Skweek! Skweek! No, that’s not a mouse you hear. That’s a… um… what? An orange fuzzball? Exactly. Adorning the Lynx game box is Skweek, the adorable orange fuzzy ball thingy, galloping across a disco floor – at least that’s what it looks like to me. If you’re confused looking at the box, wait until you actually play the game. Part puzzler, part shooter, part action, and full cuteness, Super Skweek is an amalgamation of good ideas seemingly gone a ..read more

Hey you nerds! Jeff with MarMax Gaming here. Over the last few decades, while you’ve been playing your video games, has the absurd thought ever crossed your mind, “Gee, sitting comfortably on a couch with a nice beverage just isn’t doing it for me?” Well, how about running and gaming at the exact same time? Growing up, I would sometimes have this silly hypothetical in my head and wondered just how tough it would be. Recently, I actually started thinking about how you could actually do something like this – no, not with a gameboy; with a real home console AND a TV. Pretty intense, right? Wel ..read more

“Cybernoid – a ridiculously hard game out of left field. When Nerd Bacon founder and owner Nerdberry reached out to challenge me, already aware of the notoriously tough titles that have been featured here (see: Battletoads, Silver Surfer, Ghosts N Goblins, and TMNT, to name a few), I had a feeling that this game would keep my hands full. And oh man, did it ever. Precision is a mandatory skill whose importance cannot be overstated. However, that’s far from enough to take down this cheap, stubborn, and relentless test. With erratic enemies and projectiles constantly weaving and bobbin ..read more

Platform: GameCube Developer: Artificial Mind and Movement Publisher: Midway Release date (NA): November 2006 Genre: Action/Adventure Nerd Rating: 6 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Turn on the jukebox and get ready to tap your feet… Your happy feet that is. Because I am taking you to a far-away ice cold land where you’ll dance, swim, and do belly races down the side of an icy mountain. There’s penguins and birds and fishies and more! Have you ever wanted to be a penguin dancing to the greatest hits of the disco era? Me neither! But it’s on the itinerary for today, so you’re pretty much stuck w ..read more

Platform: Sega Genesis Developer: Johnson-Voorsanger Productions Publisher: SEGA Release Date (NA): 1991 Genre: Action Nerd Rating: 6 out of 10 It was only a matter of time before I took on a review of Toejam & Earl. However, this was not an evaluation I should have ever drafted in haste. Toejam & Earl is a game that required time; I had to age my experience with this one like a fine wine so its true flavors could register upon my analytical tongue. Because upon first sip, the game is delicious. It truly is. But as you continue to feast upon its shiny exterior, you start ..read more

Platform: PC Developer: Mobius Digital Publisher: Anna Purna Interactive Release Date (PC): May 30th, 2019 Genre: Adventure, Puzzle Reviewed by Nips Ever since getting my hands on Outer Wilds, the time-based space exploration game created by Mobius Digital, I have not been able to put it down. Presenting the player with mystery after mystery, Outer Wilds is like a giant puzzle box that has the audacity to ask you, the player, to solve its mystery, with little-to-no handholding whatsoever. Rather than teaching you all of its tools from the get-go, as many adventure games are wont to do, O ..read more

Respawn Entertainment’s highly anticipated new release, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order has many fans excited, especially with the upcoming release of the final film in the current trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker. To me, Jedi Fallen Order looked to be the game that the Force Unleashed games wanted to be. With that, I took to Twitch and here you will see the opening hour or so of the game as we set up the story and meet our new protagonist. If your midi-chlorians are tingling, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order is available NOW on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. For more of my live ..read more

Howard Lotor is a smart raccoon. He strikes me as a charming and self-assured type of fella. But, Howard is also content with the abuses of the authoritative regime in power and compliant with the systemic inequality that permeates his anthropomorphic society. One day, a woman comes into his office, suspicious of her cheating husband. A string of leads stacks one after another and Howard’s entire worldview is put to the test. This is the premise of Backbone, a noir-inspired detective adventure that offers a refreshing spin on the point-and-click genre with its emphasis on stealth, im ..read more